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Curating Discomfort at the Hunterian Museum

Interior of the Hunterian Museum - PIC: Stephen McCann
Published October 2020

MGS caught up with Zandra Yeaman ahead of the Knowledge Exchange event ‘Representing the Underrepresented’ to learn more about the ‘Curating Discomfort’ project:

How MGS is speaking up for civic museums

Exterior of Perth Museum and Gallery - Attribution: user:kilnburn
Published September 2020

Since the beginning of lockdown in March, Museums Galleries Scotland has been actively engaging with our museum and galleries friends and colleagues throughout Scotland and beyond. We have mobilised to ensure that we can help as many museums and galleries as we possibly can survive through this unprecedented period.

Creating a family friendly environment on reopening

Published August 2020

As museums gradually re-open their venues safely and reconnect with audiences we continue our support for museums and galleries learning provision. MGS aims to support museum learning practitioners and enable them to provide a safe, welcoming environment and quality programmes for their audiences and visitors.

A Lockdown Love Letter to the Sewing Machine

Published July 2020

Andrew Graham, Lead Officer Collections and Engagement from West Dunbartonshire Council talks about an unexpected outcome of lockdown.

Reflecting on my year as a Digital Marketing Apprentice At Culture Perth and Kinross

A young white woman with long dark brown hair reading a paper programme underneath a sign advertising the Jacobite Clans exhibition at Perth Museum (Katie Adams)
Published July 2020

Katie Adams recently became the first of our Digital Marketing Modern Apprentices to complete her diploma. She looks back on her time with Culture Perth and Kinross earning her vocational qualification

Reaching your fundraising audiences

A white woman with dark sunglasses holding a round plastic lobster hatching disc up to the camera
Published June 2020

MGS Standards Support Officer, Lesley Scott, talks about her work with The Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery and how museums can effectively communicate with their audiences online.

Care and creativity from museums during Lockdown

A folded in half newspaper with "EXTRA! EXTRA! GOOD NEWS!! printed on the front. CC BY SA NC, Leyla Dot A On Flickr
Published May 2020

It’s high time for some good news. In amongst the torrent of news stories over the last month, there has also been many examples of museums and galleries responding to the situation with care for the communities they are part of, support for each other, and some much needed humour.

Mental Health First Aiders: Covid-19 and mental wellbeing

A man covering his face with both hands with a blue tint over the image
Published May 2020

Markus Offer and Helen Raggett, our Mental Health First Aiders at MGS, have pulled together some tips on ways you can look after your mental wellbeing in lockdown.

MGS Wellbeing Sessions: Finding connection during lockdown

A white woman performing yoga outdoors in a park
Published May 2020

MGS has partnered with a small Edinburgh business, KnotStressed Therapies & Wellbeing Centre to deliver 4 wellbeing sessions via Zoom over the coming weeks. KnotStressed Director, Onie Tibbit, writes for us about the importance of prioritising our own wellbeing during lockdown.

Take Pride in University Museums

Published April 2020

University museums are more visible, more open and more successful than ever before according to Steph Scholten, the new director of Scotland’s oldest public museum, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow.